2013 Music Jamboree: Brian Ritchie's favourite songs

For our 2013 Music Jamboree - Brian Ritchie chooses a bunch of very different songs around the theme of drinking.

Image: Brian Ritchie (ABC Local)

Broadcast date: Monday 9 December

Every year Richard invites a distinguished musician to play a bunch of favourite songs on a theme.

Brian Ritchie, bass player for the legendary acoustic punk band the Violent Femmes, has been based in Tasmania for some years now.

He's the curator of the Festival of Music and Art at Mona (the Museum of Old and New Art).

Brian's selection of songs on the drinking theme include Lou Reed, Jerry Lee Lewis, and even the Seekers .

Songs played:

What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of me) Jerry Lee LewisThe Power of Positive Drinking Lou ReedWhiskey in the Jar The Seekers (and also by Thin Lizzy)Show Me the Way to Go Home California RamblersOne Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer John Lee HookerOne for My Baby (and One More for the Road) Lou Reed with Rob WassermanFairytale of New York The Pogues (with Kirsty McColl)

Songs have been edited for the podcast for copyright reasons.

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